A total of 10 suspects have been charged in connection with the girl's abduction and death.

Among them, five -- two adults and three teenagers -- are facing charges of murder, abduction and gang participation. Police have identified them as Jose Castillo Rivas, 18, of Springfield; Wilmer A. Sanchez-Serrano, 21, of no fixed address; and three 17-year-olds.

Several Arrests in Gang-Related Murder of Teen in Fairfax County

Northern Virginia Bureau reporter David Culver reports on several arrests in the gang-related death of a teenager in Fairfax County.

(Published Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017)

Five more suspects -- Cindy Blanco Hernandez, 18, of Reston; Aldair J. Miranda Carcamo, 18, of Springfield, and three other teenagers -- have been charged with abduction and gang participation.

Within the past week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged detainers on four of the suspects: Blanco Hernandez, Castillo Rivas, Miranda Carcamo and Sanchez-Serrano, a spokesperson for ICE said Thursday afternoon.

Police: Missing Virginia Girl Knew Maryland Girl Found Dead

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter David Culver explains the connection between two recent cases and the concern that gangs may be involved.

(Published Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017)

"Somehow, some way the people are connected through acquaintances, through knowledge of the crimes or some other investigatory information that detectives have uncovered through speaking with a whole plethora of people," he said.

Detectives began to unravel the murder of Reyes Rivas while attending a multi-jurisdiction briefing Jan. 25 led by Prince George's County Police, said Fairfax Police Chief Edwin Roessler during a press conference Thursday.

During the January event, authorities determined that two missing juveniles from Fairfax County were "indirectly linked by association" to the 21-year-old victim of a recent homicide in Prince William County, Roessler said.

Remains of Missing Girl Found in Virginia, Detectives Believe

Remains found near a Virginia park are believed to belong to a Maryland girl who had been missing more than two months, authorities said. Detectives believe the victim is Damaris A. Reyes Rivas, 15, of Gaithersburg, Maryland. She was reported missing Dec. 10, 2016.

Authorities discovered leads during the Prince William County investigation that suggested that Reyes Rivas had also been killed. This included video evidence suggesting the girl had been murdered in the Lake Accotink area of Fairfax County, Roessler said.

After two comprehensive searches of the area, authorities found her body Saturday near an industrial park in the 7100 block of Wimsatt Road in Springfield, Virginia.

She had been missing from her Gaithersburg, Maryland, home for two months.

Police believe Reyes Rivas was held against her will, taken to Lake Accotink Park and assaulted before she was killed on or around Jan. 8, almost a month after she disappeared.

Her devastated mother spoke about her daughter Tuesday at her home.

"My daughter was a good person -- not because she was my daughter, but because she was truly good, sweet. She got along with everybody," she said in Spanish, asking that News4 withhold her name for her safety.

She said her daughter told her MS-13 gang members began threatening her at school. In late November, just after she turned 15, she left home. She stayed in touch with her mom and eventually returned home.